1912 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team

The 1912 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by first-year head Bob Folwell, Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 8–3–1.[1][2]

1912 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1911
1913 
1912 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  900
Penn State  800
Carlisle  1211
Princeton  711
Swarthmore  711
Yale  711
Lehigh  920
Dartmouth  720
Wesleyan  720
Colgate  520
Washington & Jefferson  831
Rhode Island State  630
Bucknell  631
Temple  320
Penn  740
Army  530
Brown  640
Franklin & Marshall  640
Holy Cross  431
Rutgers  540
Tufts  540
Fordham  440
Villanova  330
Lafayette  451
Syracuse  450
Carnegie Tech  341
New Hampshire  341
Vermont  350
Pittsburgh  360
Boston College  241
Cornell  370
NYU  260

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Cornell
L 0–3
September 28GenevaWashington, PAW 52–73,000[3]
October 5CarlisleWashington, PAT 0–010,000[4][5]
October 12at Penn StateL 0–304,000[6]
October 19Carnegie TechWashington, PAW 52–0[7]
October 26at YaleL 3–13
November 2MariettaWashington, PAW 34–0[8]
November 9Western ReserveWashington, PAW 17–0[9]
November 162:30 p.m.at PittsburghW 13–012,000–20,000[10][11][12]
November 23Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 67–0[13]
November 28BucknellWashington, PAW 22–75,000[14]
November 30at Staats Athletic ClubWheeling, WVW 33–0[15]

References

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  1. "Wash-Jeff Team Rolls Up Total". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 8, 1912. p. 38. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "1912 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. "Wash-Jeff Swamps Geneva Football Team". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 29, 1912. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Scoreless Tie For Wash-Jeff And Carlisle". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1912. p. 37. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Scoreless Tie For Wash-Jeff And Carlisle (continued)". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1912. p. 39. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Wash-Jeff Is Conquered By Penn State". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1912. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Carnegie Tech Team Swamped By Wash-Jeff In Rough Game". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1912. p. 37. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Wash-Jeff Easily Defeats Marietta". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Wash-Jeff Beats Reserve In Rather Easy Fashion". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Pitt Loses to W. and J. By 14-0". The Gazette Times. November 17, 1912. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wash-Jeff is Too Much For Pitt Eleven". The Pittsburg Press. November 17, 1912. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "At Football Camps - Pitt". The Gazette Times. November 19, 1912. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Bethany Is Easy Victim for W. & J." The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "Wash-Jeff Beats Bucknell And Their Forward Passing". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. "Wash-Jeff Easily Wins Over The Staats A. C." The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1912. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.